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Sounds Signifying Something, Part A

April 26, 2006

In this podcast Tom Purnell and Joe Salmons talk about how some consonants (b, d, g, z type sounds) in Wisconsin and surrounding areas sound like their closest neighbor (p, t, k, s type sounds). You can see the spectrograms and waveforms of bat and bad which are discussed in the podcast.

Bubbler!

April 12, 2006

A continuation of our discussion with Joan Houston Hall and Luanne von Schneidemesser on their work with the Dictionary of American Regional English. In this podcast they discuss the famous 'bubbler' example and what they call 'oncers,' words for which they only have one citation.

Uff da!

Yah Hey!

March 15, 2006

Lou & Peter Berryman stop by to talk about English spoken in Wisconsin. They play renditions of "Squirrelly Valley Two Step" and "Da Biggest Cow." The discussion covers how language reflects a sense of place.